If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
YouTube on TV
Opens the YouTube app on the chosen Apple TV, then opens the YouTube app on your mobile device – this lets you connect the two and manage your TV queue from your phone or iPad.
Actions
Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
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Open my watch history
Opens the deep link into the History section of the YouTube library page in the app.
YouTube TV
Turns on my living room TV, opens the YouTube app, and shows the remote control on the current device so I can navigate the interface. When run from Mac, opens YouTube in Safari in fullscreen.
Manage subscribed YouTube Channels
Opens the feed of channels you’ve subscribed to on YouTube – use this to directly access channels using Search, or clean up your subscriptions by removing some.
Show my Liked videos
Opens the automatic playlist for Liked videos created for every YouTube account.
Watch in YouTube app
Redirects a web URL for a YouTube into the mobile app by replacing `https: or or ` with `youtube: or or ` in the link.
Open my YouTube Clips
Opens your personal feed on Clips saved from YouTube videos. Use this feature to capture important ideas and give them custom titles, and have a feed of personalized clips to view again later.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=YouTube%20on%20TV
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=YouTube%20on%20TV
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “YouTube on TV”
end tell
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Remove empty lines
Uses a regular expressions to automatically get rid of new lines that don’t have any text in them.
Set background sound during media only
Toggles “Background Sounds When Media is Playing” and sets “Volume When Media Is Playing” to 10%.
Open Subscribe and Save
Takes you to the page on Amazon where you can set up subscription orders for repeat purchases.
Open Lumy TV
Opens the app Lumy for Apple TV, which lets you see relevant times for sunrise and sunset so you can know when to take the best photos.
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